| Subject | Course | Section | Course Title | Course Description | Instructor | Files | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL | 327 | 001 | Philosophy of Law |
Basic themes in the philosophy of law. Issues include the nature of law and its relation to morality and politics, legal reasoning, the justification of punishment, and theories of rights, responsibility, and liability. Cross-listed with LS 351 |
Stéphanie Grégoire | Fall 2019 | |
| PHIL | 319J | 001 | Ethics of End-of-Life Care |
What options does a person reaching the end of life have and how can they best be cared for? How can we balance patient autonomy with the expertise of the health-care provider and the demands of the health-care system? This course will help students think philosophically and critically about issues like these in their cultural, historical, and legal context. Specific topics may include consent, human dignity, euthanasia, refusal or withdrawal of treatment, palliative care and holistic patient care, pluralism and diverse understandings of dying, and treatment of the elderly. |
Andrew Stumpf | Fall 2019 | |
| PHIL | 285J | 001 | Great Christian Thinkers: Augustine |
An introduction to and examination of the thought of one important figure of Christian philosophy, such as Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, or Kierkegaard. The choice of the philosopher studied varies from term to term. |
Bruno Tremblay |
 PHIL 285J_B.Tremblay_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |
| PHIL | 283 | 001 | Great Works: Ancient and Medieval |
A historical survey of ancient and medieval philosophy in the Western tradition. Cross-listed with CLAS 261 |
Bruno Tremblay |
PHIL 283-CLAS 261_B. Tremblay_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |
| PHIL | 230J | 001 | God and Philosophy |
What is God? Does God exist? Can philosophy prove God or is agnosticism or atheism more reasonable? Is God compatible with evil and suffering or with a modern scientific worldview? Such questions will be explored from a variety of perspectives. |
Nikolaj Zunic |
PHIL 230J_N.Zunic_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |
| PHIL | 200J | 001 | Aristotelian Logic |
An introduction to the understanding of how words are used, the formation of propositions, the construction of arguments and the examination of fallacies to help the student argue with order, facility and without error. |
Stéphanie Grégoire | Fall 2019 | |
| PHIL | 100J | 001, 002 | Introduction to Philosophy |
This course seeks to introduce students to the nature of philosophy. This is done through the examination of core texts and figures in the history of philosophy as well as in the discussion of perennial philosophical questions. |
Nikolaj Zunic, Bruno Tremblay |
PHIL 100J-001_N.Zunic_Fall 2019.pdf PHIL 100J-002_B.Tremblay_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |
| MEDVL | 115 | 001 | Crusading in the Middle Ages |
This course examines the historical events and cultural assumptions that led to the European phenomenon of crusading, or holy war, between 1095 and 1453. Cross-listed with HIST 115 |
Fall 2019 | ||
| LS | 402 | 001, 002 | Legal Authority and Subjectivity |
This seminar explores the relation between those who make or administer law and select legal subjects whose lives and identities are shaped by law. Students will debate and assess selected perspectives while touching on various disciplines spanning the social sciences and humanities. |
Fall 2019 | ||
| LS | 401 | 001, 002, 003 | Law, Culture, and Rights |
This seminar explores the intersection of culture and rights from a legal studies perspective in order to better understand the diversity of ways that law shapes our society, and vice versa. Students will debate and assess selected topics from the perspective of various disciplines spanning the social sciences and humanities. |
Honor Brabazon, Susan Dianne Brophy, Frederick Desroches |
LS 401-003_F.Desroches_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |